Airwaves ban: NBC asks radio stations to play Nigerian songs !

Lagos -The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered radio stations to call off the ban on Nigerian musicians affiliated  with the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), reports Daily Post.There has been an ongoing ‘war’ between COSON and  the Broadcast Organistion of Nigeria (BON) over compensation of intellectual property.

BON accuse COSON of charges fees which do not follow any verifiable tariff or standards. NBC in a statement said that all  payments of musical copyright royalties shall be made to COSON, and that a committee made up of the different stakeholders  will be set up to review all royalty tariffs and ensure they are fair, reasonable and according to standards.